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Haitians (French: Haïtiens, Haitian Creole: Ayisyen) are the citizens and nationals of Haiti. The Haitian people have their origins in Central and West Africa with the most spoken language being the French based Haitian Creole .
Haitians are primarily of African descent but a significant number of Haitians are also descended from the indigenous Taino (Arawak native Indians) who inhabited the island prior to Christopher Columbus's arrival. The Taino were nearly wiped out due to diseases that the Europeans brought with them and because of cruel practices, including slavery.
The Haitian diaspora consists of Haitian people and their descendants living outside of Haiti.Countries with significant numbers of Haitians include the Dominican Republic, the United States, Cuba, Chile, Canada, Brazil, the Bahamas, and France (including French Caribbean territories and French Guiana).
The majority of Afro-Haitians are descendants of enslaved Africans brought to the island by Spain and France to work on plantations. Since the Haitian Revolution, Afro-Haitians have been the largest racial group in the country, accounting for 95% of the population in the early 21st century. The remaining 5% of the population is made up of mixed ...
Marabou (French: marabout) is a term of Haitian origin denoting Haitians of multiracial ancestry. The term comes originally from the African Marabouts.Marabous are mainly descended from intermingling between Africans, Europeans and Taino but may also have Indian and Chinese ancestry.
Haitian influence includes that of Haitian Creole on the Louisiana Creole language and Haitian Vodou on the Louisiana Voodoo religion. though these things were already present in the region, the Haitian presence made it stronger. The Haitian descended population has since been heavily mixed into the general Louisiana black population as a whole.
The only group described as an ethnic minority in Haiti were the Arab Haitians, people descended from Syrian, Lebanese, and Palestinian traders who began to arrive in Haiti and elsewhere in the Caribbean in the late nineteenth century. From their beginnings, as itinerant peddlers of fabrics and other dry goods, the Arabs moved into the export ...
In 1843, Haiti descended into chaos after a revolt which overthrew Boyer; the government was then run by short-lived emperors and generals. A more workable constitution was introduced under Michel Domingue in 1874, leading to a long period of democratic peace and development for Haiti. Haiti was occupied by the United States from 1915